Covey
New member
Ok I have posted a few times in this forum and am now looking to bonce ideas off the experts.
My Goal:
I am looking for a new digital camera to take Macro shots. The kind of "what kinda pod is that" close ups. I pretty much will only be using the camera to post picture on the forums and everything gets compress by photobucket anyway.
I read some stuff, posted some stuff, and came up with some guidelines.
The "pro-sumer" models I had looking at various cameras high end P+S models. Since my goal is macro shots I am still un sure these are up to snuff. How good are the high end point and shoots at shooting macros?
I also noticed that some of these cameras you can mount other lens on which I was unawear of until recintily. Could someone explain how well these work and how you know if there compatable or not.
I was looking and a couple cameras but am COMPLETELY open to suggestions. They included:
http://www.dpreview.com/shop/merchants.asp?id=kodak_p850
and off beerguy suggestion "Find a used Canon G5 on eBay"
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_g5.asp
was impressive as well.
What do these types of cameras have over DSLRs?
That brings me to DSLR. I can afford a new one but really don't need a 12MP camera(compress by photobucket) but they seem to be the best at macro shots. I was thinking and I was wondering if anyone knew a vendor that carried out of date new DSLRs?
I would really only need one that was no more than 5MP so I was think they would be out of date and cheaper. The used thing on e-bay freaks me out as I some how know I get the camera that the sideline photographer got tackled using.
Also if I got a DSLR what lenses and other stuff would I need to get to take macro shots?
I am a little bit better informed but know enough to know I don't what I am doing..
Any help welcome.
My Goal:
I am looking for a new digital camera to take Macro shots. The kind of "what kinda pod is that" close ups. I pretty much will only be using the camera to post picture on the forums and everything gets compress by photobucket anyway.
I read some stuff, posted some stuff, and came up with some guidelines.
The "pro-sumer" models I had looking at various cameras high end P+S models. Since my goal is macro shots I am still un sure these are up to snuff. How good are the high end point and shoots at shooting macros?
I also noticed that some of these cameras you can mount other lens on which I was unawear of until recintily. Could someone explain how well these work and how you know if there compatable or not.
I was looking and a couple cameras but am COMPLETELY open to suggestions. They included:
http://www.dpreview.com/shop/merchants.asp?id=kodak_p850
and off beerguy suggestion "Find a used Canon G5 on eBay"
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Canon/canon_g5.asp
was impressive as well.
What do these types of cameras have over DSLRs?
That brings me to DSLR. I can afford a new one but really don't need a 12MP camera(compress by photobucket) but they seem to be the best at macro shots. I was thinking and I was wondering if anyone knew a vendor that carried out of date new DSLRs?
I would really only need one that was no more than 5MP so I was think they would be out of date and cheaper. The used thing on e-bay freaks me out as I some how know I get the camera that the sideline photographer got tackled using.
Also if I got a DSLR what lenses and other stuff would I need to get to take macro shots?
I am a little bit better informed but know enough to know I don't what I am doing..
Any help welcome.